655 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Corrales Fire Department Deputy Fire Chief Tanya Lattin says her department has made over 60 water rescues so far this season. “This summer has been the most we’ve ever done. I’ve been here since ‘97 and we’ve never had this many rescues in one season,”
628 Views NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The Department of the Interior (DOI) will allocate $46.7 million to 32 local New Mexico governments this year. The Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) are distributed because local governments cannot tax federal lands.
621 Views Four hikers were rescued on Monday from the rough terrain of the Organ Mountains. The Las Cruces Fire Department’s Technical Rescue Team and three other rescue teams helped extract the hikers who became stranded on the west face of the Organ Mountains.
699 Views Interior Secretary Deb Haaland announced on June 2 that her agency is withdrawing public lands within 10 miles of Chaco Culture National Historical Park from new leasing and mining. The move protects more than 490 square miles around the park from development.
661 Views CATRON COUNTY, N.M. — New Mexico State Police rescued 3 stranded hikers on May 23. State police say 3 hikers became stranded on a cliffside when they lost the trail they were on.
641 Views SANTA FE, N.M. — This Saturday, anglers can fish for free in New Mexico as the state celebrates National Boating and Fishing Week. Throughout the state, for Saturday only, anyone can fish for free in public fishing waters. However, you must respect rules and regulations, such as the limits
836 Views The New Mexico Office of Natural Resources Trustee (ONRT) released the final Natural Resource Restoration Plan # 2 for the 2015 Gold King Mine Release. The final restoration plan commits funding for 10 natural resource restoration projects using $12 million recovered from the United States Environmental Protection Agency
775 Views NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The Rio Grande is finally seeing high watermarks after running dry in some places last summer. But can New Mexico make use of all that water?
633 Views “We’re very blessed to have people start to come back to town again,” Derek Bean is the general manager of New Mexico Wake in Elephant Butte. His store is right up the hill from Elephant Butte Lake, which was packed over the holiday weekend.
659 Views The 28th annual Youth Fishing Day will be held June 3rd at Grindstone Lake near Ruidoso. Scott Brocato spoke with Amanda Fry, Public Affairs Officer with Lincoln National Forest, about what to expect.
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